The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-17

room shall be licensed which has not an entrance
TO it separate and distinct from the entrance to
the dwelling; and the license shall be forfeited
for secohS violation Of any State law or city
ordinance; and in the case OF forfeiture. the
License shall not be renewed for the space of two
years, except by the permission Of Council
Ana 1t shall be the duty OF the Clerk Of Coun-
Gil 20 publish quarterly an alphabetical list of
all persons licensed TO sell liquors as aforesaid
All such licenses shall be taken out by persons
already engaged in business within thirty days
after the first day of January, 1888 and In the
case of persons wishing TO commence business
later in the year, before commencing business;
and any dealer in liquors as aforesaid, falling or
refusing TO take out q license TO sell liquors as
aforesaid, shall be liable to a penalty OF not
more than one hundred dollars for every day
any such person may sell without a license, or
be imprisoned for thirty days, or both.
Every drummer, runner or other person,
whether resident of this city or elsewhere,
and having no fixed place of bust
ness in this city, dealing in malt, vnous or
spirtuous liquors, transactng or Offering to
transact such business, shall pay the same tax
required OF resident and stationary dealers in
malt, vinous or spurious liquors.
SEC. IS. Every person transacting or offering
70 transact the business of transporting or car
rying goods etc, passengers or baggage for
hire, by means of wagons, draws trucks or
other vehicles; and every keeper Of a public or
livery stable employing such vehicles in his bust
ness, and every other person keeping and using
paying the tax hereinbefore prescribed, take
out badge which will be furnished by the City
Treasurer for each vehicle to be employed in
such business (the number of vehicles to be
employed to be stated ON OATH, which shall be
placed in a conspicuous place ON such vehicle
except vehicles kept by keepers of public or
livery stables, to be let for hire, and vehicles
used for pleasure or convenience-and any per-
son using or employing any vehicle on such bust
ness, without such badge affixed except as
aforesaid, shall ON conviction thereof in the
Police Court, be fined in a sum not exceeding
one hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more
than thirty days, or both, in the discretion Of
the Court.
SEC, 49, The ordinance of November 16.
1913 requiring badges TO be taken out for dogs,
and prescribing other regulations for dogs SO
far as the provisions Of the same are not incon-
sistent with this ordinance, is hereby reor-
dained End declared TO DO I'm full force
That the City Treasurer be and he is hereby
directed to report to Council at the first meeting
in every quarter, the amount of money ex-
pended by each committee up to date of
report, and as soon as any committee making
any disbursements shall have reached the limit
provided in tie budget the Treasurer shall at
once notify the chairman Of such committee
SIC, II. II shall be lawful for the Mayor of
SAID CITY, with the concurrence of the Finance
COMMITTEES, to appoint, within thirty days after
the first day Of January, 1888 competent per-
son, whose duty 1t shall be to report to the City
Treasurer, from time to time, all persons in said
city required to make any return or take out
any license required by this ordinance, who
shall neglect, or omit to do so, and
all property. subject to taxation, but
not returned, and to assist the said
taxes against such defaulters as provided in
the foregoing sections Of this ordinance and 10
perform such other duties in connection with
the assessment and collection of taxes as NAV
be required of him by the said Mayor and
Finance Committee And such person shall
continue in the performance of his duties only
so long as his services shall be considered neces-
sary by the said Mayor and Finance Committee,
and shall receive such compensation as they
shall specify.
SEC 49, This ordinance shall be subject 70
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time during the year 1888, should il be deemed
advisable; and no such amendment or repeal in
any particular shall he construed to impair the
right of Council to assess and levy tax for the
whole of said year 1893, whenever made.
Sec 10. All ordinances and parts of ordi-
nances conflicting with the provisions of this
ordinance are hereby repealed; provided never
theless. that so much and such parts of ordi-
dinances heretofore passed as provide for the
issuing and enforcement of executions for any
tax or assessment or part OF tax or assess
ment required by any such ordinance and now
remaining unpaid shall continue and remain Of
force so as to authorize the Treasurer to issue
such executions, and the Marshal to collect tho
same, until such taxes or assessment shall be
fully paid.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Alderman Wells
Resolved, That the land known as the Mcleod
mill site leased to Frank A. Exley in accordance
with the report of the Committee ON Water,
adopted at meeting of Council Jan. 2, 1884 be
again leased to Mr.. Exey for three years from
Jan. /, 1885, at the same rental per annum as
charged for 1887, and upon the condition that if
the city should at any time desire possession OF
said land or any portion thereof that the lessee
will surrender possession of the same to the city
of Savannah upon six months notice from the
Mayor or acting Mayor of said city.
Adopted.
BY Alderman Duncan
Resolved That the Committee on Health and
Cemetery be and they are hereby authorized to
sell two mules worn out in the o. E. NJ. Depart
ment and TO purchase two instead.
Adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Bids for paving certain streets were read-on
motion the same were referred to Council as
committee Of the whole.
Council adjourned subject to the call of the
Mayor.
FRANK E. REBARER,
Clerk of Council